Hyenas fighting over mothers milk 🔊

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Spotted hyenas live in matriarchal societies led by alpha females, unlike most other mammals. In these clans, females rule over males. In fact, in a clan's strict hierarchy, adult immigrant males rank last. This video takes a look at how females have become queens of the pack. • Please like, comment and subscribe if you enjoy the video! • All images and videos used herein are 1) in the public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with a license, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. • References: • Holekamp KE. Spotted hyenas. Curr Biol 2006;16:R944–5 • Watts HE Holekamp KE. Hyena societies. Curr Biol 2007;17:R657–60. • Holekamp KE Sawdy MA. The evolution of matrilineal social systems in fissiped carnivores. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019;37:20180065. • Watts HE, et al. Post-weaning maternal effects and the evolution of female dominance in the spotted hyena. Proc Biol Sci 2009;276:2291–8. • Vullioud C, et al. Social support drives female dominance in the spotted hyaena. Nat Ecol Evol 2019;3:71–76. • Dloniak S, et al. Rank-related maternal effects of androgens on behaviour in wild spotted hyenas. Nature 2006;440:1190–3. • Credits: • Fiona Pitcher. https://vimeo.com/175729570 • Dale Bohlke. • Hyena Cubs • #spottedhyena #hyenas #femaledominance #pseudopenis #evolution

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